This week we heard the good news that Fullabrook CIC is supporting our intergenerational project, When I Was Your Age, in Braunton.

When I Was Your Age is an art workshop based project where we will engage groups of children and older people. We will be working with a professional artist to explore a particular aspect of life in north Devon and comparing how it is today with the past.

We will record the intergenerational exchange and interview the participants to produce a colourful and inspirational short film.

We are just planning the workshop now but hope to be working with our friends at Braunton Museum and Braunton artist Jo Bushell.

A funding award from Northern Devon Fisheries Local Action Group (FLAG) will enable North Devon Moving Image (NDMI) to launch the production of an exciting new short film series. Boat Stories, produced by local film writer Jo Stewart-Smith, will be six short films about life on and around the water in north Devon.

The project will be managed by NDMI and will enable us to engage talented local film makers, help to promote the local fishing industry and entertain and inspire our viewers with some very special stories on film.

Boat Stories will soon launch its own website, Facebook and Twitter accounts where you can keep up to date with the project, find out about the stories behind the films and see some snippets of footage as the project progresses.

Many thanks to NDMI's first work experience student Ewan Somerville who joined us from Pilton Community College for the week.

Ewan had planned a film he wanted to make about the Chivenor Search and Rescue service in North Devon. Unfortunately, at the eleventh hour, the MOD denied us permission to record interviews. So ... we moved to Plan B and (after keeping our appointment with Chivenor as a research visit) we made a short film about The Voice radio station.

Ewan says of his week with us "NDMI made me feel very comfortable and consequently I confidently fitted in by the end of the first day and enjoyed the week a lot more because of it. As well as ensuring I was confident and supporting me, NDMI allowed me to work very independently so the experience was heightened. Work experience at NDMI took me around North Devon and I met so many great people in just 5 days. The variation of things we did was great. I loved how NDMI didn't just pre-plan it all and follow a 'schedule' all the time, they went freestyle and took things as they came. This ensured great experience in the industry. "